NBA star Shaquille O?Neal, shown here at LSU graduation ceremonies back in 2000, will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday in Natchitoches.

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Kent Lowe
Written for LSWA

Where do you start when trying to put your arms around the very large life and career of Shaquille O'Neal?

No one really has the arms that are big enough, literally and figuratively.

Let's see, there is national college Player of theYear. No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Multi­time NBA Champion and mul­ti- time regular season and postseason MVP. Olympic Gold Medalist. Member of NBA at 50. One of the all-time greats to ever play the game. ...